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This training module, Leadership Training for Inclusive Sanitation, explores disability-inclusive sanitation in India as a fundamental issue of human rights, dignity, and equality. It addresses policy gaps, social stigma, and infrastructural barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from accessing sanitation facilities. Through laws, programmes, and awareness-building, it promotes inclusive leadership and community participation for equitable and accessible sanitation systems.

What you’ll learn from this training module

  • Understanding disability-inclusive sanitation as a matter of dignity, equality, and human rights
  • Overview of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (2016) and the Accessible India Campaign promoting universal accessibility
  • Identification of challenges in public toilet design and accessibility for persons with disabilities
  • Examination of how social stigma and weak infrastructure contribute to exclusion
  • Guidance on inclusive leadership, awareness generation, and community engagement in sanitation planning

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